Adjustable bed.



E. W. OWENS.

- ADJUSTABL BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1915.

1 1 '72, 1 6 5 Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cc.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

E. W. OWENS ADJUSTABLE BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.16, 1915.

l 1 72, 1 65 Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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2%!) amew THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ,co., WASHINGTON. D. C.

ELLIS iv. ow'urvs, or GRANVILLE, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE BED.

Application filed April 16, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLIS W. OwENs, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Granville, in-the county of Washington and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in AdJuStable Beds, 03'? which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide an adjustable bed, particularly adapted for use in hospitals and the like, and which permits of conveniently and quickly changing the angularity or position of the spring with respect to the bedstead so as to insure comfort to the patient or invalid.

The invention co-ntem lates amon other features, the provision of a bed having the usual head and foot sections and which are relatively adjustable, with aspring coiiperating with the head and foot sections and adjustable therewith, said spring preferably being formed to provide head and foot sections, with the angularity of the head section adapted to be changed with respect to the horizontal as desired, in order that the invalid or patient can properly recline upon the bed in the desired posltion.

In the further disclosure or" the invention-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bed;

Fig. 2 is an end view; Fig. 3 is a plan view;

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the bed, showing the spring in another position; and Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 5--5 in Fig.3.

Referring more particularly to the views, the bedstead consists of a head section 11 and a foot section 12, the side rails 13 of the head section 11 and side rails 14 of the foot section 12 being relatively slidable upon each other and preferably of an angle construction in cross section. Suitable stop members 15 are provided on the outer end of the head section 11 and the side rails 13 thereof to be engaged by a cross piece 16 on the foot section 12 to limit the outward movement of the foot section upon the head section, it being readily seen that the length of the bedstead can be increased or decreased due to the sliding of the head and foot sections upon each other. To this end the foot section preferably carries rollers or casters 1? Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15,1916.

Serial No. 21,787.

to permit of readily sliding the foot section over the floor when the adjustment of the foot section with respect to the head section takes place, intermediate supporting legs 18 being provided on the free end of the head section in order to insure the proper supporting of the side rails in horizontal positions. The head section has a plurality of cross pieces 19 and mounted on the under side thereof is a casing 20 having a threaded tubular member 21 through which passes a screw 22 in threaded engagement with the tubular member, said screw being carried on a stem 23 and journaled in a substantially inverted U-shaped bearing 24 carried on a cross piece 25 of the foot section 12, with the free end of the stem adapted to be engaged by a suitable key 26 for rotating the same, said hey being normally carried by a holder 27 on the under side of the cross piece 25 when not in use. Now it will be seen that by turning the screw 22 into or out of the tubular member 21 that the head and foot sections will be relatively moved apart or together to increase or decrease the length of the bedstead and in order to guide the foot section in its sliding engagement with the section the free ends of the side rails 1.3

preferably have overlapping guide portions.

28 preventing accidental disengagement of the head and foot sections.

The inner ends of the side rails of the head section are curved upwardly against the head piece 29 of the bedstead, and supported upon the head and foot sections is a spring 30 formed to provide head and foot sections .31 and 32, each of said sections being of a rectangular construction, with rollers 33 on the inner end of the foot section and rollers 3 1 on the upper and lower ends of the head section, the rollers 33 and 3-1 operating over the side rails 13 of the head section as clearly shown, with the lower end of the foot section provided with projections 35 which extend over the cross piece of the foot section, the lower end of the foot section being also supported upon the side rails of the foot section by suitable supports 36.

Now it will be clearly seen that the lower end of the foot section of the spring, held in engagement with the foot section of the bedstead by the projections 35, will operate therewith when the foot section of the bedstead is slid toward or away from the head head'section of the spring, riding over the curved: portionsofthe sideirails'oi the head section o-fthe; spring, will tend to have the fangularity of the headsection of the spring decreased, said head section swinging clo\vnwarc'lly toward the horizontal, it besection, and it will also be clearly seen that the curvature of the inner ends of the side ails of the head section of the-bedstead will determine the angularity of the head section of the sprin For instance, if, through the operating mechanism including the tubular member :21 and screw 22, the foot section of the bedstead is slid upon the head section thereof to increase the length of the bedstead,;the upper end ofthe 2 111g pivoted on the inner end of the foot secthe character described is adapted for use in hospitals, although the 7 same may also be conveniently adapted for arse in the home. It will be-further seen that time of said spring. In this manner the angularity of the position of the patient in the bed can be changed and the inclination of the body of the patient with respect to his lower limbs can be increased ordecreased as desired so that the patient can be arranged to assume a lying down position or a sitting :necessary.

up position, as is thought It will be clearly apparent that a bed of particularly the bed described is of a simple construction, consists of few parts and therefore can be cheaply manufactured to effectively perform the desired result.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

I11 a bed, the combination of a bedstead consisting of a head section, side rails thereon, with the inner ends of the side rails curved upwardly upon the head section, a foot section, side rails thereon and ,in sliding engagement with the side railsof the head section, a spring consisting of rela-' tively movable head and foot sections, rails on the head and foot sections of the spring and operating over the side rails of the head sectlon of the bedstead, with the foot se tion of the spring movable with the foot section of the bedstead, means for mere-asmg or decreasing the length of sald bedstead by relatively sliding said head and Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

